The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-22

ward and during the winter was an assistant
door. Keeper in the Senate of the General AS
sembly. John K. Sullivan Is county clerk and
engaged in the shipping of dressed poultry. de
is chairman of the Democratic city central COM
mittee, and has for years been ward politician.
working with Coy. George W.. Budd Is
young man whose experience in politics is short
He holds a deputyship in Sullivans office.
Stephen Matter is a saloon keeper ana ward pol
itician, DIR. Charles N. Metcalf Is the secretary
OF the State Board of Health, Henry n Span
has a place among the young members or the
bar. His connection with Democratic methods
has been more that of an attorney than OF poll
tician. John l.. Reardon, until ne became a
deputy in the county clerks Office under Sulii-
van was law student Samuel e. Perkins Is
a son of the late Judge Perkins, man of means
and an attorney. Albert 1: Beck Is also a law
YER and has been a candidate for the city attor-
neyship. He is the law partner of Congressman
Bynum.
What means tho defendants will pursue in
meeting the indictments on technical grounds
can only be conjectured They will have, no
doubt, the best legal advice that money can pro-
cure. and it is probable some proceedings may
be had that will again bring up the question of
jurisdiction. Already the Democratic news
papers at work with ntimations to that
effect, and relating thereto the Cincinnati
Enquirer of yesterday had the following: There
is a whisper that the same point will be again
raised in these proceedings as was done in the
Perkins case-i e.. that no offense was COM
OF congressman was not endangered,
and there will be effort TO
have Judge Gresham pass upon this
point. possibly under a writ of habeas corpus.
Anent this possible appeal to Gresham, gossip
points TO no special good feeling between Judges
Woods and Gresham, and there are evidences OF
this cropping out in both the Perkins case ana
in the Stumph matter, the former being a po-
itical and the other civil proceeding. ana In
both of which their opinions widely dlverged.
While IL Is not supposed that this Ill feeIing
would influence the rulings of either gentleman,
there IS comfort to those who appeal in believing
that their side will be given very careful con-
sideraton. and If there is any good In 1t the same
will not be overlooked"
General Carnahan, against whom indict-
ment was returned for issuing circular letter
to Republican inspectors and judges of the cleo
ton, is in Washington attending the national
military encampment Nv hat General Carna-
han did, if his indictment is, as l am informed.
based the issuing of that circular election
officers, is nothing of which he need be ashamed"
said an attorney yesterday to e Journal reporter;
land IL punishable under any United States
statute, the statute had better be amended,
that's all General Canadians circular was ad-
visory; its purpose was the prevention OF
fraud. His purpose was to have the vote count
ed cast, and for that reason these instructions
were to get the inspector, judges and clerks
of each precinct to sign blanks, giving the vote
before anybody could know what the general
result might be. and thus guard against changes
and fraud. In the case of the precinct In which
LorenZ Schmidt was inspector, the blank sent by
General Carnahan was signed in ink, giving the
vote for each candidate on the ticket; SO in Coun-
selmans ward, | believe. 1t was strongly sur
missed that frauds would be attempted, and that
circular, with the blanks that were furnished.
to protect the honest voters against
the very frauds that were perpetrated. The
object of the Republican judge holding one set
of sheets in order to guard against changes.
and the plan was a good one. 1t has aided ma
terially in showing the changes made in the poll
books and tally sheets that were before the can
wasting board, and furnished evidence that had
weight in the investigation that has resulted in
the Indictment of eleven tally-sheet changers,